To break thro' — That he might make an escape: which he chose to do on the king of Edom's quarter; because he thought his was the weakest side.
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2 Kings 3:26
26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.